Method of forming reversible shingles



Aug. 17, 1926.

W. E. NELSON METHOD OF FORMING REVERSIBLE SHINGLES Filed June 8, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheef- 2 EF i I'm enter WILL/AM iomxvMfwo/v 3) @Mv-mm' a I I Aug N 192$.

w. NEL$ON METHOD OF FORMING REVERSIBLE SHINGLES 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 v A d Filed June 8,

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, mventiem vaiams m impmvemems in premxad mnfingshim'les', partixmiafly t0 unpmwm'ents in s'xingles that are usml c0 sbmin. a aihzatch effc c't 111mm 2 moi anti t0 independsm and 'revmrsbie.

'Fhe invent'mn cm'asists generally in due methsd of farming single, revarsible shim gles 5mm garagjzmmd. mafing' material, as hereinafmr fissepibecg and partieularly puinted nut in the cmima- In the *amompanying drawings forming 053 this apmifiawtiom Figum 1 is a pim View 6% aghaet of 3fiflfings; material, thza dmtei line's thereon 'mdi catipg; the mmmefiaf cutting the same m pruluce my imgamved shingle.

Figurea 2 showa mstripseve'red from the man-i saw-i a? mafing mmberial, and kmgituinally divifled' to providq a series 0'? shing1&s-in this instance fiamb across the widthnli the shawls;

ii iguk'e :3 a View simiiar $0 Figum i2, sn-a'wing the indivifiual shingiw siigh'tly separated filmy wouicfi 30s in laying the same apes a rwf;

Figure 4% is similar "view allowing tww rows cf shingles placed one ever: the ether;

Figmw 5 a View showing wpurtien-iaf a 2mm? emera d with my improved shingles;

Figure 6 is a View showing thumanner of cutting iha roofing; sheet to prefiqea shingles of flifierent widths; I I

Figure 7 is a ViQW shawing a portien m" a roof as it will appear when covered with the shingles of difi'erem wiiths fl iustx'u'be in Figure E1;

Figure 8 is a Yimv showing the shingles fimmed by a geries af similar, imnsvm'se,

bmken line.

in the drawings, prepared thickness,

L represents a 'sfiwat 675: mefing' mater-12:1 of any suitable width and iength, the imgbb 0f .the n'mtei'iul being usuaily very much'great er than the width 50 that tha makwial may be produced in the form of :1 m1 frmn which it is drawn as itis pswsedt thmugi'a thaumchine in farm the shingglas;

is: producing the, shinghrs herein shawn' and dhascribeti, I sever the shawl crosswise by'cmved scores 0?." ems a o, as shmm 111:2 Figuz'eg 1 and? 8 of the (hawifigs, m: by

Ems, reach 0302mm s 'miggh cum 0-0 as; ah in Figure, E3

"the iimwinggs, and I Kauai cgn aouslgr sway the sham; llangthwim by 41w straighi wares or ants M thea Efifliflfii 02* cuts 0-'-'-g aw pmfembly in. the farm of compound and anmewhmi' irmguim cmrwm as shown in Figures 1 831d 8, amifimugh guts apaeoms may he in bmkm sm a'ight hues as shown'in Figure 8 mm'y instance the limas 0f 33w sawing 01* sewing prefemhi r-suhs amiafly pamii al w uther m t at the Qingk shinglesa in much mm iqbl wi'maf row are implimms mm m? mm 9 mm a. magi flue mi N. 9

giea Witk i: the 32 I I The 'ls'ngitudlmfi 11's mm 25, mm in Figum 141' may 31%! be mum; space that ifiw shingIeE wili 5.1% mm {the whim andsubatantiailiig 321w 63mm may, hawever arrsmg ia Hm 3% v or scores are wmqmai dim sham: in Figures 6, 'F" ami, 02$ m shingle will be ef gmmm- .wm1 sham M1162; a. in this instance, as in the M119 cmk stmiicn shown, this shinglas in e'mfikmggi mlrliml 1 0w Wm ail be 11-11 mm (merai z ethex? white the shingles in eaeh mania a. raw may difi'er materiafiy in Widih. v

1t win be- 'aegzx fimfi by cuttizhxg the 51mm by this method 1 pfoflum. singie, imwepwd? em; shingies, with winpkamamm'y,culw mi @11 ilreguiay enai mafia gs Eimwn in Figmm the shingEes-wifi- 5m, be 532? W1 1 and. tha same length hm; hm ands mi each sshimgievmss'wise .02? We sheeiliwiil 'di'i'ie'r 5mm Hue mafia WEE wary mzhm? shingla mew Wise 0% the sheein, and time ands 31? resmfi gle in a; iungik'umlizema raw will ha mm as the ends "ever whet" shimgle 5mm .wngikmi' in laying f curmi 12pm). fir

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versible shingles having the fer to lay the shingles with irregularly projecting butts as illustrated in Figures 5 and 7 of the drawings, where some of the shingles project greater or less amounts than other shingles .on the same roof, thereby producing what is commonly called, a thatch effect, as illustrated in Figures 5 and 7. I

To increase this irregularity, any shingle maybe turned end'lor end or reversed when placed on the roof, it being only necessary that the corners of the shingles in the same course come substantially opposite each other, as illustrated in Figures 4, 5 and 7.

A very decided thatch effect may e produced by the method of laying the described shingles, as illustrated in Figures 5 and 7 -of the drawings, the irregularity of the shingles being very greatly accentuated by reversing a considerable number of the shingles and by irregularly placing the different shingles produced from a single cross and longitudinal cutting of the sheet. For instance, in the illustration in Figure 5, there is in the uppermost row, reading from left to right, first the shingle 3 of Figure 4 reversed; the second 'is shingle 1; the third and fourth are both shingles 3 reversed; the next is shingle l; the next shingle 5 reversed; shingles 2, 1 and 4 come next in order, and then shingle 3 reversed.

some of the other shingles illustrated in Figure 5 are numbered to correspond with the numbering in Figure 4e, and it will be seen that an infinite variety of patterns of roof may be obtained by the use of these reirregularly curvedends.

In Figures 6, 7 and 8 I have illustrated the method of forming the independent reversible shingles, but, as here illustrated, the

shingles are not all of the same width. I have, in Figures 6 and 8, numbered the shingles transversely of the sheet with the numbers 1,2, 3, l, 5 and 6, the shingles numbered 1' and 6 being quite narrow, the shingle numbered 5 being widest of those illustrated and "the others of intermediate Width. The same arrangement of irregular widths is illustrated in Figure 8. In Figure i l have shown a portion of a roof made up from the shingles of diiierent widths produced by cutting the sheet illustrated in Figure 6. In laying the roof illustrated in Figure 7, the thatch effect illustrated in Figure 5 isalso obtained and the irregularity is madesomewhat greaterby' having shinglesof different widths which may be arranged irregularly as illustrated.

It will be seen that if the sheet from which the shingles are formed is provided with a.

square end the first row of shingles will have one end straight clear across, After that all of the shingles cut from the strip Will have both ends irregularly curved, or of irregular ever, is

broken. lines as shown in Figure 8, one end being the complement of the othe and there will be no waste in cutting the sheet.

I may, if preferred, use sheets of diil'erent colors in forming the shingles, and the different colored shingles may-be grouped in any preferred way upon a. roof to get any desired color effect.

I do not limit myself to any particular Width or length of shingle, nor to any par ticular irregular curve or broken line forthe end of each shingle. Each shingle, howprovided with ends that are irregularly curved or broken and are complementary.

The end lines of each shingle are in every instance preferably substantially parallel or similar to each other although the ends of the diiferent shingles may vary one from another as illustrated and described.

I do not, in the present application, claim the constructional details or contour of the shingles, but I reserve the right, however, to tile a supplemental application covering the shingles, and, which will be a division of the present application.

I claim as my invention:

1. The method of forming single, independent and reversible shingles from a sheet of prepared roofing material, which consists in severing the sheet crosswise along equally spaced, similar, irregular lines, and severing it longitudinally along equally spaced, parallel, straight continuous lines.

2. The method of forming single, independent and reversible shingles of prepared roofing material which consists in severing the sheet crosswise along equally spaced, similar, irregular lines and severing it longitudinally along parallel straight continuous lines.

3. The method of forming single, independent and reversible shingles from a sheet from a sheet of prepared roofing material which consists in severing the sheet crosswise along equally spaced,s1m1lar, curved lines and severing it longitudinally along parallel straight lines.

l. The method of forming single, independent and reversible shingles from a sheetof prepared roofing material, which consists in severing the sheet crosswise along equally spaced, similar, curved lines, and severing it longitudinally along equally spaced, parallel, straight lines.

5. The method, of forming single, independent and reversible shingles from a sheet of prepared roofing material, which msssss lines and severing the sheet crosswise along two spaced parallel lines and also irregulsrly severing the sheet crosswiss inter mediately of said crosswise parallel lines.

7. The method of forming single independent shingles fyrorn a sheet of prepared rosfing material, which consists in severing the sheet longitudinally along parallel lines and severing the sheet crosswise along twe spaced parallel lines and also curveclly sev- Til? ering the sheet crosswise intermediately of said crosswise parallel lines.

In Witness wl sreof, .l' have hereunto set my hand. this 3rd day of June, 1925.

Vl/lLLlAl /l EDWIN Til; 

